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Mictlāntēcutli or Mictlantecuhtli (Nahuatl pronunciation: [mik.t͡ɬaːn.ˈteːkʷ.t͡ɬi], meaning "Lord of Mictlan"), in Aztec mythology, is a god of the dead and the king of Mictlan (Chicunauhmictlan), the lowest and northernmost section of the underworld.
Fooled, Mictlantecuhtli showed Quetzalcoatl to the bones. But Quetzalcoatl fell into the pit and some of the bones broke. The Aztecs believed this is why people's height are different. Mictlan is believed to be ruled by King Mictlantecuhtli ("Lord of the Underworld") [2] and his wife, Mictecacihuatl ("Lady of the Underworld"). [3]
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Ehecatl, god of wind (a form of Quetzalcoatl) Tlaloc, god of rain, lightning and thunder. He is a fertility god. Coyolxauhqui, goddess and leader of the Centzonhuitznahua, associated with the moon. Meztli, goddess of the moon. Tonatiuh, god of the sun. Nanahuatzin, god of the sun. He sacrificed himself in a burning fire, so the god Tonatiuh ...
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The Disk of Mictlāntēcutli (Nahuatl: [mik.t͡ɬaːn.ˈteːkʷ.t͡ɬi] ⓘ), otherwise known as the Disk of Death, is a pre-Hispanic sculpture depicting Mictlāntēcutli, the Aztec god of death and ruler of Mictlān, the underworld of Aztec mythology. [1]
During the journey his image, in the form of a hummingbird, was carried upon the shoulders of priests, and at night his voice was heard giving orders. The Aztecs believed that the sun god needed daily nourishment ( tlaxcaltiliztli ) in the form of human blood and hearts and that they, as people of the sun, were required to provide ...